R1084
£16,500
Description
A Chinese pale celadon jade ewer of pear-shape, carved in the archaic style with a wide band of incised scrolls, beneath a raised band of double scrolls, all beneath a keyfret band at the rim, with openwork chilong dragon handle, with his head and front right paw at the rim, all on a splayed foot with high-relief bands, the interior well hollowed.
Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century.
5 inches, 15.2 cm high.
Wood stand
Provenance & Additional Information
- From the collection of Adela O Kampo de Heimendal, 1845-1931, and by direct descent to Alberto Casares O Kampo, 1928-1998, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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